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28 May 2026
	Topic:	Children	Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents
		Articles	The Drug War's Immorality and Abject Failure Discusses how drug use differs from criminal, property-rights violations, the justifications for the drug war and the many areas where it has had detrimental effects on society: inner cities, rule of law, foreign relations, etc.

	Topic:	Drugs, War on	Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous
		Articles	The Drug War's Immorality and Abject Failure Discusses how drug use differs from criminal, property-rights violations, the justifications for the drug war and the many areas where it has had detrimental effects on society: inner cities, rule of law, foreign relations, etc.

	Topic:	Economics	Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends
		Articles	The Drug War's Immorality and Abject Failure Discusses how drug use differs from criminal, property-rights violations, the justifications for the drug war and the many areas where it has had detrimental effects on society: inner cities, rule of law, foreign relations, etc.

	Topic:	Foreign entanglements	Unnecessary involvement with other nations
		Articles	Farewell Address Letter by President Washington to the American public, published about two months before the 1796 election, declining to serve a third term and serving as his farewell

	Topic:	Militarism	A political system influenced greatly by a large, permanent military force
		Articles	Farewell Address Letter by President Washington to the American public, published about two months before the 1796 election, declining to serve a third term and serving as his farewell

	Topic:	Personal responsibility	Accepting the consequences of one's actions
		Articles	The Drug War's Immorality and Abject Failure Discusses how drug use differs from criminal, property-rights violations, the justifications for the drug war and the many areas where it has had detrimental effects on society: inner cities, rule of law, foreign relations, etc.

	Topic:	Prohibition	Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages
		Articles	The Drug War's Immorality and Abject Failure Discusses how drug use differs from criminal, property-rights violations, the justifications for the drug war and the many areas where it has had detrimental effects on society: inner cities, rule of law, foreign relations, etc.

	Topic:	Rights	Powers and privileges one may properly claim as due
		Articles	The Drug War's Immorality and Abject Failure Discusses how drug use differs from criminal, property-rights violations, the justifications for the drug war and the many areas where it has had detrimental effects on society: inner cities, rule of law, foreign relations, etc.

	Topic:	Searches and seizures, Unreasonable	Protection from unwarranted searches and takings
		Articles	The Drug War's Immorality and Abject Failure Discusses how drug use differs from criminal, property-rights violations, the justifications for the drug war and the many areas where it has had detrimental effects on society: inner cities, rule of law, foreign relations, etc.

	Topic:	Socialism	Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control
		Articles	The Drug War's Immorality and Abject Failure Discusses how drug use differs from criminal, property-rights violations, the justifications for the drug war and the many areas where it has had detrimental effects on society: inner cities, rule of law, foreign relations, etc.

	Individual:	Washington, George	First president of the United States
		Writings	Farewell Address Letter by President Washington to the American public, published about two months before the 1796 election, declining to serve a third term and serving as his farewell

27 May 2026
	Place:	America, North	Continent occupying the northern part of the Western Hemisphere
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Renaming the Gulf of Mexico Rat tells Goat he is upset about the renaming

	Place:	Canada	Territory in northern North America, ruled since 1982 by the Monarchy of Canada
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Renaming the Gulf of Mexico Rat tells Goat he is upset about the renaming

	Topic:	Drugs, War on	Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous
		Interviews	An Interview With Hugh Downs Topics range from libertarianism and the role of government to marijuana decriminalization and the Iraq invasion

	Topic:	Foreign entanglements	Unnecessary involvement with other nations
		Articles	Did Team Obama Blunder or Conspire in Ukraine? Further analysis of the 2014 Ukraine and Russia situation after the latter annexed Crimea, considering whether this was engineered by the Obama administration purposely or with unwanted consequences, as an example of U.S. meddling in foreign nations
			Domestic Fear Is the Price of Empire Comments on threats against Americans and Canadians from the Somali al-Shabaab organization and recounts U.S. intervention in Somalia since the 1990s

	Place:	France	Territory in western Europe, ruled since 1958 by the République Française
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Renaming the Gulf of Mexico Rat tells Goat he is upset about the renaming

	Topic:	Inflation	Popularly, a rise in prices of goods and services; in economics, monetary expansion
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Fueling inflation Frank (as Sen. Krupt) discusses with Ernie what he tells his constituents about inflationary policies

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Interviews	An Interview With Hugh Downs Topics range from libertarianism and the role of government to marijuana decriminalization and the Iraq invasion

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Interviews	An Interview With Hugh Downs Topics range from libertarianism and the role of government to marijuana decriminalization and the Iraq invasion

	Place:	Mexico	Territory in south central North America, ruled since 1917 by the Estados Unidos Mexicanos
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Renaming the Gulf of Mexico Rat tells Goat he is upset about the renaming

	Individual:	Politicians	People who hold or are running for a political office
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Fueling inflation Frank (as Sen. Krupt) discusses with Ernie what he tells his constituents about inflationary policies

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Did Team Obama Blunder or Conspire in Ukraine? Further analysis of the 2014 Ukraine and Russia situation after the latter annexed Crimea, considering whether this was engineered by the Obama administration purposely or with unwanted consequences, as an example of U.S. meddling in foreign nations
			Domestic Fear Is the Price of Empire Comments on threats against Americans and Canadians from the Somali al-Shabaab organization and recounts U.S. intervention in Somalia since the 1990s

	Place:	Russia	Territory in eastern Europe and northern Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
		Articles	Did Team Obama Blunder or Conspire in Ukraine? Further analysis of the 2014 Ukraine and Russia situation after the latter annexed Crimea, considering whether this was engineered by the Obama administration purposely or with unwanted consequences, as an example of U.S. meddling in foreign nations

	Place:	Somalia	Territory in eastern Africa, nominally ruled since 1960 by the Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya
		Articles	Domestic Fear Is the Price of Empire Comments on threats against Americans and Canadians from the Somali al-Shabaab organization and recounts U.S. intervention in Somalia since the 1990s

	Individual:	Stossel, John	Host of "Stossel" show on Fox Business channel and former ABC News correspondent for the "20/20" newsmagazine
		Interviews	An Interview With Hugh Downs Topics range from libertarianism and the role of government to marijuana decriminalization and the Iraq invasion

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	A new simplified tax code The king announces a new tax code for the people of Id
			Tax terms Frank explains to Ernie the meaning of "code", "tax break", "tax cut" and "extension"

	Place:	Ukraine	Territory in eastern Europe, ruled since 1991 by the republic of Uryad Ukrayiny
		Articles	Did Team Obama Blunder or Conspire in Ukraine? Further analysis of the 2014 Ukraine and Russia situation after the latter annexed Crimea, considering whether this was engineered by the Obama administration purposely or with unwanted consequences, as an example of U.S. meddling in foreign nations

	Place:	United States	Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Renaming the Gulf of Mexico Rat tells Goat he is upset about the renaming

26 May 2026
	Topic:	Foreign entanglements	Unnecessary involvement with other nations
		Articles	But Foreign Aid Is Bribery! And Blackmail, Extortion, and Theft Too! Comments on Ted Kennedy's observation that U.S. foreign aid was being used as bribery, expanding to discuss other perverse and destructive consequences of such aid programs
			The "Boomerang Effect": How Foreign Policy Changes Domestic Policy Reviews the essay "Perfecting Tyranny: Foreign Intervention as Experimentation in State Control" by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall, published in the Fall 2014 issue of the Independent Review

	Individual:	Hornberger, Jacob G.	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	But Foreign Aid Is Bribery! And Blackmail, Extortion, and Theft Too! Comments on Ted Kennedy's observation that U.S. foreign aid was being used as bribery, expanding to discuss other perverse and destructive consequences of such aid programs

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	The "Boomerang Effect": How Foreign Policy Changes Domestic Policy Reviews the essay "Perfecting Tyranny: Foreign Intervention as Experimentation in State Control" by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall, published in the Fall 2014 issue of the Independent Review

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	The "Boomerang Effect": How Foreign Policy Changes Domestic Policy Reviews the essay "Perfecting Tyranny: Foreign Intervention as Experimentation in State Control" by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall, published in the Fall 2014 issue of the Independent Review

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Famous Art Inspired by Taxes Frank and Ernie offer possible interpretations of famous pieces by Jackson Pollock, Rodin, Roy Lichtenstein and Edvard Munch with regard to tax return preparation
			Tax Holiday Rodney admonishes the king on his promise of a "tax holiday"
			Tax auditor's second job Frank and Ernie consider the second job of the man who audited Ernie's tax return

	Topic:	Technology	Practical application of engineering or technical processes
		Articles	The "Boomerang Effect": How Foreign Policy Changes Domestic Policy Reviews the essay "Perfecting Tyranny: Foreign Intervention as Experimentation in State Control" by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall, published in the Fall 2014 issue of the Independent Review

	Place:	Turkey	Territory in southwest Asia and southeast Europe, ruled since 1923 by the Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
		Articles	But Foreign Aid Is Bribery! And Blackmail, Extortion, and Theft Too! Comments on Ted Kennedy's observation that U.S. foreign aid was being used as bribery, expanding to discuss other perverse and destructive consequences of such aid programs

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	The "Boomerang Effect": How Foreign Policy Changes Domestic Policy Reviews the essay "Perfecting Tyranny: Foreign Intervention as Experimentation in State Control" by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall, published in the Fall 2014 issue of the Independent Review

	Place:	Yemen	Territory in the southern Arabian Peninsula, ruled since 1990 by the al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah
		Articles	But Foreign Aid Is Bribery! And Blackmail, Extortion, and Theft Too! Comments on Ted Kennedy's observation that U.S. foreign aid was being used as bribery, expanding to discuss other perverse and destructive consequences of such aid programs

25 May 2026
	Topic:	Attacks of 11 September 2001	Terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
		Articles	Fixing Airport Security Published shortly before the establishment of the Transportation Security Administration, recommends that U.S. airport security be handled the way it has been done in Europe, and Heathrow in particular, by turning airports into business enterprises

	Topic:	Broken Window Fallacy	"What would become of the glaziers, if nobody ever broke windows?"
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	The Dow is up 360 points The duke reports some financial and economics news to the king

	Topic:	Business	Commercial activities that provide goods and services
		Articles	Fixing Airport Security Published shortly before the establishment of the Transportation Security Administration, recommends that U.S. airport security be handled the way it has been done in Europe, and Heathrow in particular, by turning airports into business enterprises

	Topic:	Capital Goods	Tools, machinery and other man-made elements used to produce goods and services
		Articles	Introduction Biographical and bibliographical essay on Nassau William Senior

	Topic:	Children	Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents
		Articles	We Need Freedom, Not School Standards Compares the levels of education of Americans before and after 1840, when Horace Mann and others architected "public schools" and various levels of government got involved in education

	Topic:	Economics	Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends
		Articles	Introduction Biographical and bibliographical essay on Nassau William Senior

	Topic:	Educational freedom	Absence of coercion in learning and educating
		Articles	We Need Freedom, Not School Standards Compares the levels of education of Americans before and after 1840, when Horace Mann and others architected "public schools" and various levels of government got involved in education

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	We Need Freedom, Not School Standards Compares the levels of education of Americans before and after 1840, when Horace Mann and others architected "public schools" and various levels of government got involved in education
			Libertarian moment or movement? Presents the views of Robert Higgs and David Theroux, two months before the 2003 Iraq invasion, as to whether the libertarian movement can have "a major role to play in post-9/11 America"
			Self-Deception about Medical Care Discusses comments made by Christine Cassel, a geriatric medicine specialist, arguing for public support of Medicare; also points out that long ago people of modest means were able to obtain medical care through "lodges" (fraternal organizations)

	Topic:	Health care	Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual
		Articles	Self-Deception about Medical Care Discusses comments made by Christine Cassel, a geriatric medicine specialist, arguing for public support of Medicare; also points out that long ago people of modest means were able to obtain medical care through "lodges" (fraternal organizations)

	Individual:	Higgs, Robert	Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute
		Articles	Libertarian moment or movement? Presents the views of Robert Higgs and David Theroux, two months before the 2003 Iraq invasion, as to whether the libertarian movement can have "a major role to play in post-9/11 America"

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Zombie apocalypse Joe and Bob Pyle discuss reality

	Place:	Ireland	Territory in the island of Ireland in the northern Atlantic Ocean, ruled since 1937 by the Poblacht na hÉireann
		Articles	Introduction Biographical and bibliographical essay on Nassau William Senior

	Topic:	Learning	The process of acquiring knowledge or skills
		Articles	We Need Freedom, Not School Standards Compares the levels of education of Americans before and after 1840, when Horace Mann and others architected "public schools" and various levels of government got involved in education

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	Libertarian moment or movement? Presents the views of Robert Higgs and David Theroux, two months before the 2003 Iraq invasion, as to whether the libertarian movement can have "a major role to play in post-9/11 America"

	Place:	London	Capital of Great Britain
		Articles	Fixing Airport Security Published shortly before the establishment of the Transportation Security Administration, recommends that U.S. airport security be handled the way it has been done in Europe, and Heathrow in particular, by turning airports into business enterprises

	Individual:	Poole, Jr., Robert W.	Founder of Reason Magazine and the Reason Foundation
		Writings	Fixing Airport Security Published shortly before the establishment of the Transportation Security Administration, recommends that U.S. airport security be handled the way it has been done in Europe, and Heathrow in particular, by turning airports into business enterprises

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	We Need Freedom, Not School Standards Compares the levels of education of Americans before and after 1840, when Horace Mann and others architected "public schools" and various levels of government got involved in education
			Self-Deception about Medical Care Discusses comments made by Christine Cassel, a geriatric medicine specialist, arguing for public support of Medicare; also points out that long ago people of modest means were able to obtain medical care through "lodges" (fraternal organizations)

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of Man, Economy, and State (1962) and For a New Liberty (1973)
		Articles	Murray Rothbard 1926-1995 In memoriam, with long list of Rothbard's accomplishments

	Individual:	Senior, Nassau William	Nineteenth century English economist
		Articles	Introduction Biographical and bibliographical essay on Nassau William Senior

	Individual:	Theroux, David J.	Founder, President and CEO of The Independent Institute
		Articles	Libertarian moment or movement? Presents the views of Robert Higgs and David Theroux, two months before the 2003 Iraq invasion, as to whether the libertarian movement can have "a major role to play in post-9/11 America"

	Topic:	Trade	Exchange of goods and services usually indirectly by the use of a widely accepted medium
		Articles	Introduction Biographical and bibliographical essay on Nassau William Senior

	Topic:	Wages	The price of labor, renumeration paid to employees for their work or services
		Articles	Introduction Biographical and bibliographical essay on Nassau William Senior

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	War Room Generals considering world military operations

22 May 2026
	Individual:	Barnett, Randy	Professor of law at Boston University
		Articles	A Bogus Libertarian Defense of War Criticizes Randy Barnett's Wall Street Journal op-ed "Libertarians and the War" (17 Jul 2007) and his follow-up post "Antiwar Libertarians and the Reification of the State" (20 Jul 2007) at the Volokh Conspiracy blog

	Individual:	Clinton, Bill	Forty-second president of the United States
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Guatemala Describes the 1954 CIA-engineered coup d'état in Guatemala and the subsequent military regimes, also touching on the attempts to seek regime change in Cuba and the 1973 CIA-supported ouster of Allende in Chile

	Place:	Cuba	Island in the Caribbean Sea, ruled since 1959 by the República de Cuba
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Guatemala Describes the 1954 CIA-engineered coup d'état in Guatemala and the subsequent military regimes, also touching on the attempts to seek regime change in Cuba and the 1973 CIA-supported ouster of Allende in Chile

	Topic:	Foreign entanglements	Unnecessary involvement with other nations
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Guatemala Describes the 1954 CIA-engineered coup d'état in Guatemala and the subsequent military regimes, also touching on the attempts to seek regime change in Cuba and the 1973 CIA-supported ouster of Allende in Chile
			Americans Should Be "Anti-American" Examines Robert Kagan's statement that the Iraq War "made anti-Americanism respectable again" and what "anti-Americanism" is supposed to mean
			A Bogus Libertarian Defense of War Criticizes Randy Barnett's Wall Street Journal op-ed "Libertarians and the War" (17 Jul 2007) and his follow-up post "Antiwar Libertarians and the Reification of the State" (20 Jul 2007) at the Volokh Conspiracy blog

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	A Bogus Libertarian Defense of War Criticizes Randy Barnett's Wall Street Journal op-ed "Libertarians and the War" (17 Jul 2007) and his follow-up post "Antiwar Libertarians and the Reification of the State" (20 Jul 2007) at the Volokh Conspiracy blog

	Place:	Guatemala	Territory in Central America, ruled since 1985 by the República de Guatemala
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Guatemala Describes the 1954 CIA-engineered coup d'état in Guatemala and the subsequent military regimes, also touching on the attempts to seek regime change in Cuba and the 1973 CIA-supported ouster of Allende in Chile

	Individual:	Hornberger, Jacob G.	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Guatemala Describes the 1954 CIA-engineered coup d'état in Guatemala and the subsequent military regimes, also touching on the attempts to seek regime change in Cuba and the 1973 CIA-supported ouster of Allende in Chile

	Topic:	Imperialism	Domination or control, by one country, of one or more other countries or territories
		Articles	Americans Should Be "Anti-American" Examines Robert Kagan's statement that the Iraq War "made anti-Americanism respectable again" and what "anti-Americanism" is supposed to mean

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Articles	A Bogus Libertarian Defense of War Criticizes Randy Barnett's Wall Street Journal op-ed "Libertarians and the War" (17 Jul 2007) and his follow-up post "Antiwar Libertarians and the Reification of the State" (20 Jul 2007) at the Volokh Conspiracy blog

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	A Bogus Libertarian Defense of War Criticizes Randy Barnett's Wall Street Journal op-ed "Libertarians and the War" (17 Jul 2007) and his follow-up post "Antiwar Libertarians and the Reification of the State" (20 Jul 2007) at the Volokh Conspiracy blog

	Topic:	Logic	The science that studies the principles of valid reasoning and argument
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Taxing robots The news, brought to you by Frank and Ernest, and their digital analogs?

	Individual:	Nixon, Richard	Thirty-seventh president of the United States, infamous for the Watergate scandal
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Guatemala Describes the 1954 CIA-engineered coup d'état in Guatemala and the subsequent military regimes, also touching on the attempts to seek regime change in Cuba and the 1973 CIA-supported ouster of Allende in Chile

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Americans Should Be "Anti-American" Examines Robert Kagan's statement that the Iraq War "made anti-Americanism respectable again" and what "anti-Americanism" is supposed to mean
			A Bogus Libertarian Defense of War Criticizes Randy Barnett's Wall Street Journal op-ed "Libertarians and the War" (17 Jul 2007) and his follow-up post "Antiwar Libertarians and the Reification of the State" (20 Jul 2007) at the Volokh Conspiracy blog

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of Man, Economy, and State (1962) and For a New Liberty (1973)
		Articles	A Bogus Libertarian Defense of War Criticizes Randy Barnett's Wall Street Journal op-ed "Libertarians and the War" (17 Jul 2007) and his follow-up post "Antiwar Libertarians and the Reification of the State" (20 Jul 2007) at the Volokh Conspiracy blog

	Topic:	Socialism	Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Guatemala Describes the 1954 CIA-engineered coup d'état in Guatemala and the subsequent military regimes, also touching on the attempts to seek regime change in Cuba and the 1973 CIA-supported ouster of Allende in Chile

	Topic:	Social Security Tax	Tax imposed on employers and employees to fund the Social Security system
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Bernie Madoff interrogation The financier under the bright lamp of interrogation

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Tax collection at Thanksgiving The king assessing trick-or-treaters
			Taxing robots The news, brought to you by Frank and Ernest, and their digital analogs?

	Topic:	Thanksgiving	Holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November (U.S.)
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Tax collection at Thanksgiving The king assessing trick-or-treaters

	Place:	United States	Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America
		Articles	Americans Should Be "Anti-American" Examines Robert Kagan's statement that the Iraq War "made anti-Americanism respectable again" and what "anti-Americanism" is supposed to mean

	Topic:	Voting	Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Taxing robots The news, brought to you by Frank and Ernest, and their digital analogs?

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	A Bogus Libertarian Defense of War Criticizes Randy Barnett's Wall Street Journal op-ed "Libertarians and the War" (17 Jul 2007) and his follow-up post "Antiwar Libertarians and the Reification of the State" (20 Jul 2007) at the Volokh Conspiracy blog

21 May 2026
	Topic:	Business	Commercial activities that provide goods and services
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Government debt and out of control spending The king decides to do something about it

	Topic:	Children	Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	1040ez (DUBYA-2) A simplified U.S. Individual Income Tax Return form?

	Topic:	Educational freedom	Absence of coercion in learning and educating
		Articles	The Trouble with Vouchers Responds to an article by the Denver Archbishop advocating for vouchers, pointing out the problem with such a plan: it "leave[s] the state in charge of all schools"

	Topic:	Education, Compulsory	Attendance in schools that is mandated by laws
		Articles	The Trouble with Vouchers Responds to an article by the Denver Archbishop advocating for vouchers, pointing out the problem with such a plan: it "leave[s] the state in charge of all schools"

	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use

	Topic:	Foreign entanglements	Unnecessary involvement with other nations
		Articles	American Hawks Risk Escalating the Ukrainian Crisis Discusses the potential expansion of the 2014 Ukrainian conflict due to those who advocate a "get tough" on Russia stance while claiming the U.S. has "retreated from the world"

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Government debt and out of control spending The king decides to do something about it

	Work:	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner	1967 Stanley Kramer movie about interracial marriage

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	1040ez (DUBYA-2) A simplified U.S. Individual Income Tax Return form?

	Topic:	Philosophy	The study of questions about existence, knowledge and ethics
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Putting a Degree in Philosophy to Work ... A passerby notices a street vendor's offers

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	American Hawks Risk Escalating the Ukrainian Crisis Discusses the potential expansion of the 2014 Ukrainian conflict due to those who advocate a "get tough" on Russia stance while claiming the U.S. has "retreated from the world"

	Place:	Russia	Territory in eastern Europe and northern Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
		Articles	American Hawks Risk Escalating the Ukrainian Crisis Discusses the potential expansion of the 2014 Ukrainian conflict due to those who advocate a "get tough" on Russia stance while claiming the U.S. has "retreated from the world"

	Individual:	Sobran, Joseph	Nationally syndicated columnist, past Senior Editor for National Review
		Writings	The Trouble with Vouchers Responds to an article by the Denver Archbishop advocating for vouchers, pointing out the problem with such a plan: it "leave[s] the state in charge of all schools"

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	1040ez (DUBYA-2) A simplified U.S. Individual Income Tax Return form?

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	American Hawks Risk Escalating the Ukrainian Crisis Discusses the potential expansion of the 2014 Ukrainian conflict due to those who advocate a "get tough" on Russia stance while claiming the U.S. has "retreated from the world"

20 May 2026
	Group:	Democratic Party	Political party in the United States, originally for the election of Andrew Jackson, but later turning to progressive policies
		Articles	Along Pennsylvania Avenue Draws a scoreboard on the issues between the "Tweedledum-Tweedledee parties" in the 1956 elections, most of the rounds going to the Republicans, then wonders why Ike had only worshippers, but ends by leaving the door open for a Democrat win
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	The future of United States political parties Some Senators discussing a proposal in the Galactic Empire

	Individual:	Eisenhower, Dwight D.	Thirty-fourth president of the United States
		Articles	Along Pennsylvania Avenue Draws a scoreboard on the issues between the "Tweedledum-Tweedledee parties" in the 1956 elections, most of the rounds going to the Republicans, then wonders why Ike had only worshippers, but ends by leaving the door open for a Democrat win

	Topic:	Foreign entanglements	Unnecessary involvement with other nations
		Articles	The American Disease Explains how U.S. government meddling in foreign countries (citing contemporaneous examples in the Ukraine and Russia) is generally counterproductive, even when genuinely attempting to advance liberty
			Along Pennsylvania Avenue Draws a scoreboard on the issues between the "Tweedledum-Tweedledee parties" in the 1956 elections, most of the rounds going to the Republicans, then wonders why Ike had only worshippers, but ends by leaving the door open for a Democrat win

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	The American Disease Explains how U.S. government meddling in foreign countries (citing contemporaneous examples in the Ukraine and Russia) is generally counterproductive, even when genuinely attempting to advance liberty
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	The Most Active Branch of Government ... A man at the steps and columns of a government department

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	The future of United States political parties Some Senators discussing a proposal in the Galactic Empire

	Group:	Republican Party	Political party in the United States, generally tending to conservative policies
		Articles	Along Pennsylvania Avenue Draws a scoreboard on the issues between the "Tweedledum-Tweedledee parties" in the 1956 elections, most of the rounds going to the Republicans, then wonders why Ike had only worshippers, but ends by leaving the door open for a Democrat win
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	The future of United States political parties Some Senators discussing a proposal in the Galactic Empire

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	The American Disease Explains how U.S. government meddling in foreign countries (citing contemporaneous examples in the Ukraine and Russia) is generally counterproductive, even when genuinely attempting to advance liberty

	Topic:	Rights	Powers and privileges one may properly claim as due
		Articles	The American Disease Explains how U.S. government meddling in foreign countries (citing contemporaneous examples in the Ukraine and Russia) is generally counterproductive, even when genuinely attempting to advance liberty

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of Man, Economy, and State (1962) and For a New Liberty (1973)
		Writings	Along Pennsylvania Avenue Draws a scoreboard on the issues between the "Tweedledum-Tweedledee parties" in the 1956 elections, most of the rounds going to the Republicans, then wonders why Ike had only worshippers, but ends by leaving the door open for a Democrat win

	Place:	Russia	Territory in eastern Europe and northern Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
		Articles	The American Disease Explains how U.S. government meddling in foreign countries (citing contemporaneous examples in the Ukraine and Russia) is generally counterproductive, even when genuinely attempting to advance liberty

	Work:	Star Wars	1977 science fiction movie, known as "Episode IV: A New Hope", first release of the series
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Cheney compared to Vader A married couple watching the Vice President on television

	Place:	Ukraine	Territory in eastern Europe, ruled since 1991 by the republic of Uryad Ukrayiny
		Articles	The American Disease Explains how U.S. government meddling in foreign countries (citing contemporaneous examples in the Ukraine and Russia) is generally counterproductive, even when genuinely attempting to advance liberty

	Individual:	Washington, George	First president of the United States
		Websites	George Washington \| National Portrait Gallery Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery formerly traveling exhibition of Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington. Site includes audio narration.

19 May 2026
	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	More Wisdom of the Ages From Bernie and Phil A couple of retirees pondering the latest headlines about the Iraq insurgency

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens

	Topic:	Health	The general condition of the body; absence from physical disease or pain
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	More Wisdom of the Ages From Bernie and Phil A couple of retirees pondering the latest headlines about the Iraq insurgency

	Place:	Iraq	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	More Wisdom of the Ages From Bernie and Phil A couple of retirees pondering the latest headlines about the Iraq insurgency

	Individual:	Mencken, H. L.	Journalist, author of The American Language
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Museum of Aging Frank and Ernie visit the title museum and comment on quotes by Francis Bacon and the Sage of Baltimore

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Hand over your money! A series of holdups [Note: the first panel inside the liquor store is unrealistic; the customer would have willingly traded money for some beverages]

18 May 2026
	Work:	Braveheart	1995 movie that recounts the story of William Wallace
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Golf The king misses a putt

	Topic:	Golf	Game in which one attempts to sink a ball into each of 9 or 18 holes on a course
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Golf The king misses a putt

	Topic:	Liberty, Statue of	Monument symbolizing liberty, in New York harbor
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	The King's speech The king discusses his speech for a new statue with the duke

	Individual:	Politicians	People who hold or are running for a political office
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Liar liar The king speaks to the gathered populace

	Place:	Scotland	Territory in the north of the island of Great Britain, ruled since 1707 by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, the Pàrlamaid na h-Alba and the Riaghaltas na h-Alba
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Golf The king misses a putt

15 May 2026
	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	Subjugating Ourselves Examines key passages from La Boetie's Discourse on Voluntary Servitude and criticizes newspaper editorial writers (with a recent example) for preaching to the people to acquiesce and submit to government

	Topic:	Drugs, War on	Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Under arrest for possesion of narcotics Rodney tries to enforce the drug laws

	Topic:	Foreign entanglements	Unnecessary involvement with other nations
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	The First "World Policeman" "Liberation" from oppressors in the Stone Age

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Subjugating Ourselves Examines key passages from La Boetie's Discourse on Voluntary Servitude and criticizes newspaper editorial writers (with a recent example) for preaching to the people to acquiesce and submit to government
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Disapproval rating The Duke and the King discuss opinion polls

	Individual:	La Boétie, Étienne de	French judge and poet, author of Discourse on Voluntary Servitude (1576)
		Articles	Subjugating Ourselves Examines key passages from La Boetie's Discourse on Voluntary Servitude and criticizes newspaper editorial writers (with a recent example) for preaching to the people to acquiesce and submit to government

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Subjugating Ourselves Examines key passages from La Boetie's Discourse on Voluntary Servitude and criticizes newspaper editorial writers (with a recent example) for preaching to the people to acquiesce and submit to government

	Individual:	Tocqueville, Alexis de	Nineteenth century French historian, author of Democracy in America
		Articles	Subjugating Ourselves Examines key passages from La Boetie's Discourse on Voluntary Servitude and criticizes newspaper editorial writers (with a recent example) for preaching to the people to acquiesce and submit to government

	Work:	Voluntary Servitude, Discourse on	Essay by Étienne de La Boétie which argues that rulers stay in power due to the submissive and obedient behavior of the subjects
		Articles	Subjugating Ourselves Examines key passages from La Boetie's Discourse on Voluntary Servitude and criticizes newspaper editorial writers (with a recent example) for preaching to the people to acquiesce and submit to government

14 May 2026
	Topic:	Association, Liberty of	The right of people to meet or associate with others
		Articles	Ricardo in Parliament Account of Ricardo's final years, as a Member of Parliament for Portarlington, discussing his actions and speeches on matters of general and economic policy; published in two parts (June and Sept. 1894 issues); quotes are from Hansard

	Individual:	Bovard, James	Author, controversial Washington journalist
		Writings	Nonsense on the Inevitability of Democracy Examines Francis Fukuyama's assertion about the "universalization of Western liberal democracy" as the final form of government, and related pronouncements by George W. Bush

	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Articles	Nonsense on the Inevitability of Democracy Examines Francis Fukuyama's assertion about the "universalization of Western liberal democracy" as the final form of government, and related pronouncements by George W. Bush
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Bush argues with Lady Liberty President Bush and his "children"

	Topic:	Corporatism	Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Discussion at Flo's Diner Joe and Flo Pyle argue, as Captain Eddie watches

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	Nonsense on the Inevitability of Democracy Examines Francis Fukuyama's assertion about the "universalization of Western liberal democracy" as the final form of government, and related pronouncements by George W. Bush
			The Servile State Revisited Considers an observation by David Hume's as to the ease with which "the many are governed by the few" and declares that in modern society, "the habit of obedience" has been taken too far

	Individual:	Founding Fathers	Leading individuals in founding of the United States
		Articles	Nonsense on the Inevitability of Democracy Examines Francis Fukuyama's assertion about the "universalization of Western liberal democracy" as the final form of government, and related pronouncements by George W. Bush

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Ricardo in Parliament Account of Ricardo's final years, as a Member of Parliament for Portarlington, discussing his actions and speeches on matters of general and economic policy; published in two parts (June and Sept. 1894 issues); quotes are from Hansard
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	A semantics problem A mob boss considering his group's activities

	Topic:	Law	Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior
		Articles	The Servile State Revisited Considers an observation by David Hume's as to the ease with which "the many are governed by the few" and declares that in modern society, "the habit of obedience" has been taken too far

	Topic:	Law, Due process of	Unbiased judgements and procedural safeguards required to protect individuals being prosecuted
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Bush argues with Lady Liberty President Bush and his "children"

	Topic:	Liberty, Statue of	Monument symbolizing liberty, in New York harbor
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Bush argues with Lady Liberty President Bush and his "children"

	Topic:	Life	The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived
		Articles	Nonsense on the Inevitability of Democracy Examines Francis Fukuyama's assertion about the "universalization of Western liberal democracy" as the final form of government, and related pronouncements by George W. Bush

	Topic:	Militarism	A political system influenced greatly by a large, permanent military force
		Articles	The Servile State Revisited Considers an observation by David Hume's as to the ease with which "the many are governed by the few" and declares that in modern society, "the habit of obedience" has been taken too far

	Individual:	Politicians	People who hold or are running for a political office
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Discussion at Flo's Diner Joe and Flo Pyle argue, as Captain Eddie watches

	Topic:	Punishments, Cruel and unusual	Prohibition on the use of barbaric methods in the pursuit of justice
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Bush argues with Lady Liberty President Bush and his "children"

	Individual:	Quesnay, François	18th century French Physiocrat economist, also trained in medicine
		Bibliography	Francois Quesnay - Selected primary works Part of McMaster University archive for History of Economic Thought; includes 14 primary works in original or translation and 29 secondary works

	Topic:	Religious liberty	The individual right to believe and adhere to the precepts of any religion
		Articles	Ricardo in Parliament Account of Ricardo's final years, as a Member of Parliament for Portarlington, discussing his actions and speeches on matters of general and economic policy; published in two parts (June and Sept. 1894 issues); quotes are from Hansard

	Individual:	Ricardo, David	18th/19th century British economist
		Bibliography	Published Works of David Ricardo List of 12 books, speeches, essays and other writings by Ricardo; part of McMaster University's Archive for the History of Economic Thought
		Articles	Ricardo in Parliament Account of Ricardo's final years, as a Member of Parliament for Portarlington, discussing his actions and speeches on matters of general and economic policy; published in two parts (June and Sept. 1894 issues); quotes are from Hansard

	Individual:	Sobran, Joseph	Nationally syndicated columnist, past Senior Editor for National Review
		Writings	The Servile State Revisited Considers an observation by David Hume's as to the ease with which "the many are governed by the few" and declares that in modern society, "the habit of obedience" has been taken too far

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Nonsense on the Inevitability of Democracy Examines Francis Fukuyama's assertion about the "universalization of Western liberal democracy" as the final form of government, and related pronouncements by George W. Bush
			The Servile State Revisited Considers an observation by David Hume's as to the ease with which "the many are governed by the few" and declares that in modern society, "the habit of obedience" has been taken too far

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	Ricardo in Parliament Account of Ricardo's final years, as a Member of Parliament for Portarlington, discussing his actions and speeches on matters of general and economic policy; published in two parts (June and Sept. 1894 issues); quotes are from Hansard

	Topic:	Voting	Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots
		Articles	Ricardo in Parliament Account of Ricardo's final years, as a Member of Parliament for Portarlington, discussing his actions and speeches on matters of general and economic policy; published in two parts (June and Sept. 1894 issues); quotes are from Hansard

13 May 2026
	Topic:	Anarchism	Political philosophy that considers government unnecessary and advocates instead a stateless society
		Articles	Manning Show Trial Exposes the Fraud of Representative Democracy Analyzes the court martial of Bradley Manning and explains what the trial shows about the state

	Individual:	Dalberg-Acton, John	British historian, known as Lord Acton
		Articles	Lord Acton on Liberty and Government Lamenting that most people only know Lord Acton's most famous quote, lists many of his other memorable writings on liberty, government and related subjects

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	The Myth of "Limited Government" Discusses some of the concepts in Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Democracy: The God That Failed (2001)
			Lord Acton on Liberty and Government Lamenting that most people only know Lord Acton's most famous quote, lists many of his other memorable writings on liberty, government and related subjects
			Manning Show Trial Exposes the Fraud of Representative Democracy Analyzes the court martial of Bradley Manning and explains what the trial shows about the state

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Lord Acton on Liberty and Government Lamenting that most people only know Lord Acton's most famous quote, lists many of his other memorable writings on liberty, government and related subjects
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	A morbid disease It appears that Johnny learned something

	Topic:	Government, Limited	Restricting government to its proper functions, as defined by a constitution or similar agreements
		Articles	The Myth of "Limited Government" Discusses some of the concepts in Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Democracy: The God That Failed (2001)

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Report of the "Iraq Study Group" A "sneak peek" at the report, published about two weeks later, showing how the United States could "still win the war against Iraq"

	Topic:	Liberty	The right and ability to act and express oneself in an unconstrained manner, while respecting the same right of others
		Articles	Lord Acton on Liberty and Government Lamenting that most people only know Lord Acton's most famous quote, lists many of his other memorable writings on liberty, government and related subjects

	Individual:	Sobran, Joseph	Nationally syndicated columnist, past Senior Editor for National Review
		Writings	The Myth of "Limited Government" Discusses some of the concepts in Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Democracy: The God That Failed (2001)

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Lord Acton on Liberty and Government Lamenting that most people only know Lord Acton's most famous quote, lists many of his other memorable writings on liberty, government and related subjects

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	The Myth of "Limited Government" Discusses some of the concepts in Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Democracy: The God That Failed (2001)

12 May 2026
	Place:	Afghanistan	Territory in southwest central Asia, nominally ruled since 2004 by the Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jumhoryat
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Re-invade Afghanistan! Commentary on plans by newly-inaugurated President Obama to increase deployment of troops to Afghanistan

	Individual:	Bovard, James	Author, controversial Washington journalist
		Writings	Killing in the Name of Democracy Revised text of the "Messianic Democracy" chapter of Attention Deficit Democracy (2006) with additional parallels to George W. Bush
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower

	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Articles	Killing in the Name of Democracy Revised text of the "Messianic Democracy" chapter of Attention Deficit Democracy (2006) with additional parallels to George W. Bush
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower

	Topic:	Capitalism	Economic system where the means of production are privately owned
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)
			Killing in the Name of Democracy Revised text of the "Messianic Democracy" chapter of Attention Deficit Democracy (2006) with additional parallels to George W. Bush
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	A political system called democracy The king consults the fortune teller

	Individual:	Eisenhower, Dwight D.	Thirty-fourth president of the United States
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower

	Individual:	Friedman, Milton	1976 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Place:	Guatemala	Territory in Central America, ruled since 1985 by the República de Guatemala
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower

	Individual:	Hayek, F. A.	Economist, cowinner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Individual:	Knight, Frank	20th century American economist of the Chicago School
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Topic:	Law	Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Topic:	Law, Rule of	Legal environment where cases are handled in a non-arbitrary manner
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Topic:	Liberty	The right and ability to act and express oneself in an unconstrained manner, while respecting the same right of others
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Individual:	McKinley, William	Twenty-fifth president of the United States
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower

	Individual:	Menger, Carl	Founder of the Austrian School of economics
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Place:	Mexico	Territory in south central North America, ruled since 1917 by the Estados Unidos Mexicanos
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower

	Individual:	Mises, Ludwig von	Austrian school economist, author of Human Action (1949)
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Topic:	Money	The most commonly used medium of exchange
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Group:	Mont Pelerin Society	Worldwide group of economists and classical liberals, founded after World War II by F. A. Hayek
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Topic:	Nobel Prize	Annual international awards in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Individual:	Obama, Barack	Forty-fourth president of the United States
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Re-invade Afghanistan! Commentary on plans by newly-inaugurated President Obama to increase deployment of troops to Afghanistan

	Individual:	Orwell, George	British writer, author of 1984 and Animal Farm
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Place:	Philippines	Archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1946 by the Republika ng Pilipinas
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower

	Individual:	Popper, Karl	20th century Austrian-born British philosopher
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Individual:	Roosevelt, Franklin D.	Thirty-second president of the United States
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower

	Topic:	Socialism	Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Individual:	Sowell, Thomas	Author, syndicated columnist, fellow at the Hoover Institution
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Stealing to pay taxes The king rethinking criminal justice?

	Place:	Vienna	Capital of Austria
		Articles	The life and times of F.A. Hayek, who explained why political liberty is impossible without economic liberty Lengthy biographical essay, with extensive quotes; alternate version of "The Worst on Top" chapter of The Triumph of Liberty (2000)

	Individual:	Wilson, Woodrow	Twenty-eighth president of the United States
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower

	Topic:	World War I	The "Great War", European conflict from 1914 to 1918 that extended to include the United States and some Asian and African nations
		Book chapters	Killing in the Name of Democracy Excerpt from the chapter 4 "Messianic Democracy", details various U.S. presidents' policies and actions from McKinley to Eisenhower

11 May 2026
	Topic:	Basketball	Court game, points are scored by tossing ball through a hoop
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	George Mason Patriots vs. Florida Gators Commentary on the George Mason University basketball team's first appearance in the NCAA Final Four

	Individual:	Dalberg-Acton, John	British historian, known as Lord Acton
		Book chapters	The History of Freedom in Antiquity Address at Agricultural Hall; surveys the history of liberty in ancient times, from the side of rulers (despots, Solon, Pericles, Roman Republic and Empire) and philosophers (Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics), and the later influence of Christianity

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Book chapters	The History of Freedom in Antiquity Address at Agricultural Hall; surveys the history of liberty in ancient times, from the side of rulers (despots, Solon, Pericles, Roman Republic and Empire) and philosophers (Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics), and the later influence of Christianity

	Group:	George Mason University	Two Nobel laureates in Economic Sciences
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	George Mason Patriots vs. Florida Gators Commentary on the George Mason University basketball team's first appearance in the NCAA Final Four

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Book chapters	The History of Freedom in Antiquity Address at Agricultural Hall; surveys the history of liberty in ancient times, from the side of rulers (despots, Solon, Pericles, Roman Republic and Empire) and philosophers (Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics), and the later influence of Christianity

	Topic:	Liberty	The right and ability to act and express oneself in an unconstrained manner, while respecting the same right of others
		Book chapters	The History of Freedom in Antiquity Address at Agricultural Hall; surveys the history of liberty in ancient times, from the side of rulers (despots, Solon, Pericles, Roman Republic and Empire) and philosophers (Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics), and the later influence of Christianity

	Individual:	Mason, George	Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	George Mason Patriots vs. Florida Gators Commentary on the George Mason University basketball team's first appearance in the NCAA Final Four

	Topic:	Money	The most commonly used medium of exchange
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Treasury Secretary Paulson and the Rules of Monopoly Commentary on paper money, quoting the actual rules of the Parker Brothers' game

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Book chapters	The History of Freedom in Antiquity Address at Agricultural Hall; surveys the history of liberty in ancient times, from the side of rulers (despots, Solon, Pericles, Roman Republic and Empire) and philosophers (Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics), and the later influence of Christianity

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	March Madness Commentary on an annual event, not related to college basketball

8 May 2026
	Topic:	Bill of Rights, United States	First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Individual:	Bovard, James	Author, controversial Washington journalist
		Writings	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Individual:	Clinton, Bill	Forty-second president of the United States
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Topic:	Drugs, War on	Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Auction of the Magna Carta Announcement of auction of the historic document, by Sotheby's, in "as is" condition

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Topic:	Habeas Corpus, Writ of	A written order issued to ascertain if someone is imprisoned lawfully
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Auction of the Magna Carta Announcement of auction of the historic document, by Sotheby's, in "as is" condition

	Topic:	Law, Due process of	Unbiased judgements and procedural safeguards required to protect individuals being prosecuted
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Auction of the Magna Carta Announcement of auction of the historic document, by Sotheby's, in "as is" condition

	Topic:	Liberty	The right and ability to act and express oneself in an unconstrained manner, while respecting the same right of others
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Individual:	Lincoln, Abraham	Sixteenth president of the United States
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Work:	Magna Carta	Charter signed in 1215 by King John of England guaranteeing certain basic rights
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Auction of the Magna Carta Announcement of auction of the historic document, by Sotheby's, in "as is" condition

	Individual:	Nixon, Richard	Thirty-seventh president of the United States, infamous for the Watergate scandal
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Individual:	Politicians	People who hold or are running for a political office
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Grown-up career choices Children considering grown-up choices

	Individual:	Reagan, Ronald	Hollywood actor, fortieth president of the United States
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Topic:	Rights	Powers and privileges one may properly claim as due
		Articles	Democracy Versus Freedom Compares the definitions of democracy, collectivism and individualism, explaining why democracy and regular elections do not guarantee freedom, substantive rights nor peace, and that democracy is not a precondition for individual liberty

	Individual:	Roosevelt, Franklin D.	Thirty-second president of the United States
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Robbing Hood An alternate version of Robin Hood?

	Individual:	Wilson, Woodrow	Twenty-eighth president of the United States
		Articles	Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule, with representative actions or quotes by several U.S. presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush

7 May 2026
	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Articles	Bush's Doublethink Analyzes President Bush's most salient statement and possible implications, of a speech made on 10 Jan 2007 announcing a troop "surge" plan
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Democratic Priorities Contrasts Democratic Party concerns with various liberty-constraining policies instituted under George W. Bush

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Iran Discusses the history of Operation Ajax, the CIA-led 1953 coup d'état in Iran that removed the democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh, and which eventually led to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis
			Bush's Doublethink Analyzes President Bush's most salient statement and possible implications, of a speech made on 10 Jan 2007 announcing a troop "surge" plan

	Group:	Democratic Party	Political party in the United States, originally for the election of Andrew Jackson, but later turning to progressive policies
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Democratic Priorities Contrasts Democratic Party concerns with various liberty-constraining policies instituted under George W. Bush
			The Democrats' Plan to Win the War Commentary on Democratic Party priorities with respect to the Iraq War

	Topic:	Foreign entanglements	Unnecessary involvement with other nations
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Iran Discusses the history of Operation Ajax, the CIA-led 1953 coup d'état in Iran that removed the democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh, and which eventually led to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis

	Individual:	Hornberger, Jacob G.	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Iran Discusses the history of Operation Ajax, the CIA-led 1953 coup d'état in Iran that removed the democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh, and which eventually led to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis

	Place:	Iran	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1979 by the Jomhuri ye Eslāmi ye Irān
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Iran Discusses the history of Operation Ajax, the CIA-led 1953 coup d'état in Iran that removed the democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh, and which eventually led to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis

	Place:	Iraq	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq
		Articles	Bush's Doublethink Analyzes President Bush's most salient statement and possible implications, of a speech made on 10 Jan 2007 announcing a troop "surge" plan

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Articles	Bush's Doublethink Analyzes President Bush's most salient statement and possible implications, of a speech made on 10 Jan 2007 announcing a troop "surge" plan
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Fate Meets Fatima in Fallujah Commentary on the effects of the Iraqi civil war that followed the invasion of Iraq
			Tell us, Senator, why did you vote in favor of war in Iraq? Depicts some typical reactions from U.S. Senators in response to the title question
			The Democrats' Plan to Win the War Commentary on Democratic Party priorities with respect to the Iraq War

	Individual:	Kennedy, John F.	Thirty-fifth president of the United States
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Iran Discusses the history of Operation Ajax, the CIA-led 1953 coup d'état in Iran that removed the democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh, and which eventually led to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Bush's Doublethink Analyzes President Bush's most salient statement and possible implications, of a speech made on 10 Jan 2007 announcing a troop "surge" plan

	Place:	United States	Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America
		Articles	An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy: Iran Discusses the history of Operation Ajax, the CIA-led 1953 coup d'état in Iran that removed the democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh, and which eventually led to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Tell us, Senator, why did you vote in favor of war in Iraq? Depicts some typical reactions from U.S. Senators in response to the title question

6 May 2026
	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The document that established the federal government of the United States

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	War Strategy Commentary on status of the Iraq War over three years after the announcement that "major combat operations" had ended

	Individual:	Politicians	People who hold or are running for a political office
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Spot the Future Congressman A lesson in Economics 101
			The Only Monument We Need to be Placed in Government Buildings ... Commentary on Summum v. Pleasant Grove City, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals; later decided by Supreme Court as Pleasant Grove City v. Summum (2009)

	Topic:	Religious liberty	The individual right to believe and adhere to the precepts of any religion
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	The Only Monument We Need to be Placed in Government Buildings ... Commentary on Summum v. Pleasant Grove City, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals; later decided by Supreme Court as Pleasant Grove City v. Summum (2009)

	Topic:	Terrorism	The systematic use of violence to attempt to achieve ideological goals
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Adam, Eve and the serpent A different take on "the terrorists have won"

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	War Strategy Commentary on status of the Iraq War over three years after the announcement that "major combat operations" had ended

5 May 2026
	Individual:	Barnett, Randy	Professor of law at Boston University
		Books Authored	Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty Partial contents: The Fiction of "We the People" - Constitutional Legitimacy without Consent - Natural Rights as Liberty Rights - Constitutional Interpretation - Constitutional Construction - Judicial Review - The Presumption of Liberty

	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Interviews	Starting a Brush Fire for Freedom Topics include: being a lone wolf in Congress, the Patriot Act and related legislation, George W. Bush, the Iraq War, conservatives and neo-cons, the federal debt, education and the Constitution
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Trust Me Commentary on President George W. Bush's opinion of the U.S. Constitution

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The document that established the federal government of the United States
		Interviews	Libertarian Outlaw: An Interview With Jacob Hornberger Issues discussed include the Libertarian Party differing performance at the national level versus the state and local level, the philosophical views held by LP members, gradualism versus repeal, religion, the Constitution and the future of the LP
			Starting a Brush Fire for Freedom Topics include: being a lone wolf in Congress, the Patriot Act and related legislation, George W. Bush, the Iraq War, conservatives and neo-cons, the federal debt, education and the Constitution
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Trust Me Commentary on President George W. Bush's opinion of the U.S. Constitution
		Books	The Unconstitutionality of Slavery Partial contents: What Is Law? - Written Constitutions - The Colonial Charters - Colonial Statutes - The Declaration of Independence - The State Constitutions Of 1789 - The Articles of Confederation - The Constitution of the United States
			Good to be King: The Foundation of our Constitutional Freedom Partial contents: Ignorance is Bliss—But It's Still Ignorance - Rights vs. Privileges - Individual Rights - Sovereignty - Forms of Government - Our Founding Documents and Early History - Preamble to the Bill of Rights? - Corruption in the United States
			Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty Partial contents: The Fiction of "We the People" - Constitutional Legitimacy without Consent - Natural Rights as Liberty Rights - Constitutional Interpretation - Constitutional Construction - Judicial Review - The Presumption of Liberty
		Videos	New Rule: The King's Speech Suggests doing away with the in-person State of the Union address, indicating Article I of the U.S. Constitution states that "All legislative powers" are vested in Congress, something that has been eroded by Presidents particularly in recent decades

	Individual:	Hornberger, Jacob G.	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Interviews	Libertarian Outlaw: An Interview With Jacob Hornberger Issues discussed include the Libertarian Party differing performance at the national level versus the state and local level, the philosophical views held by LP members, gradualism versus repeal, religion, the Constitution and the future of the LP

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Interviews	Starting a Brush Fire for Freedom Topics include: being a lone wolf in Congress, the Patriot Act and related legislation, George W. Bush, the Iraq War, conservatives and neo-cons, the federal debt, education and the Constitution

	Group:	Libertarian Party	Political party founded to advocate for libertarian issues in the United States
		Interviews	Libertarian Outlaw: An Interview With Jacob Hornberger Issues discussed include the Libertarian Party differing performance at the national level versus the state and local level, the philosophical views held by LP members, gradualism versus repeal, religion, the Constitution and the future of the LP

	Topic:	Marriage	Formalized consensual and contractual relationships between individuals
		Interviews	Starting a Brush Fire for Freedom Topics include: being a lone wolf in Congress, the Patriot Act and related legislation, George W. Bush, the Iraq War, conservatives and neo-cons, the federal debt, education and the Constitution

	Topic:	Military Industrial Complex	The U.S. military "establishment": the armed forces and the companies and politicians that depend on them
		Interviews	Starting a Brush Fire for Freedom Topics include: being a lone wolf in Congress, the Patriot Act and related legislation, George W. Bush, the Iraq War, conservatives and neo-cons, the federal debt, education and the Constitution

	Individual:	Paul, Ron	Texas Republican Congressman, 1988 Libertarian Presidential candidate, 2008 Republican Presidential prospective candidate
		Interviews	Starting a Brush Fire for Freedom Topics include: being a lone wolf in Congress, the Patriot Act and related legislation, George W. Bush, the Iraq War, conservatives and neo-cons, the federal debt, education and the Constitution

	Topic:	Searches and seizures, Unreasonable	Protection from unwarranted searches and takings
		Interviews	Starting a Brush Fire for Freedom Topics include: being a lone wolf in Congress, the Patriot Act and related legislation, George W. Bush, the Iraq War, conservatives and neo-cons, the federal debt, education and the Constitution

	Topic:	Slavery	The condition where one individual is treated as property by another
		Books	The Unconstitutionality of Slavery Partial contents: What Is Law? - Written Constitutions - The Colonial Charters - Colonial Statutes - The Declaration of Independence - The State Constitutions Of 1789 - The Articles of Confederation - The Constitution of the United States

	Topic:	Social Security Tax	Tax imposed on employers and employees to fund the Social Security system
		Interviews	Libertarian Outlaw: An Interview With Jacob Hornberger Issues discussed include the Libertarian Party differing performance at the national level versus the state and local level, the philosophical views held by LP members, gradualism versus repeal, religion, the Constitution and the future of the LP

	Individual:	Spooner, Lysander	Lawyer, abolitionist, entrepreneur, legal theorist and political radical, author of No Treason
		Books Authored	The Unconstitutionality of Slavery Partial contents: What Is Law? - Written Constitutions - The Colonial Charters - Colonial Statutes - The Declaration of Independence - The State Constitutions Of 1789 - The Articles of Confederation - The Constitution of the United States

4 May 2026
	Individual:	Cantillon, Richard	18th century Irish economist
		Bibliography	Richard Cantillon - Selected primary works List of 12 primary works, effectively editions and translations of the Essai, and ten secondary works

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The document that established the federal government of the United States
		Articles	What This Country Needs Is A Good, Old-Fashioned Constitutional Crisis Discusses the attempts by Al Gore to annul Florida's Electoral College votes in the 2000 U.S. presidential election and the benefits of the resulting crisis if the Florida legislature were to act to name the electors (as provided for in the Constitution)
			Where Is the Constitution? Discusses the varying legal interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, what is meant by "obeying rules" and suggests that to effect change in a pro-liberty direction, the "hearts and minds" of people must change

	Individual:	Ferguson, Adam	18th century Scottish philosopher and historian
		Bibliography	Adam Ferguson - Selected primary works. List of 24 primary works (various editions and some translations) and ten secondary works

	Place:	Florida	The Sunshine State
		Articles	What This Country Needs Is A Good, Old-Fashioned Constitutional Crisis Discusses the attempts by Al Gore to annul Florida's Electoral College votes in the 2000 U.S. presidential election and the benefits of the resulting crisis if the Florida legislature were to act to name the electors (as provided for in the Constitution)

	Individual:	Founding Fathers	Leading individuals in founding of the United States
		Articles	Where Is the Constitution? Discusses the varying legal interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, what is meant by "obeying rules" and suggests that to effect change in a pro-liberty direction, the "hearts and minds" of people must change

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Where Is the Constitution? Discusses the varying legal interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, what is meant by "obeying rules" and suggests that to effect change in a pro-liberty direction, the "hearts and minds" of people must change

	Individual:	Hummel, Jeffrey Rogers	Professor of economics and history at San Jose State University
		Articles	Where Is the Constitution? Discusses the varying legal interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, what is meant by "obeying rules" and suggests that to effect change in a pro-liberty direction, the "hearts and minds" of people must change

	Individual:	Jefferson, Thomas	Author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States
		Articles	Where Is the Constitution? Discusses the varying legal interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, what is meant by "obeying rules" and suggests that to effect change in a pro-liberty direction, the "hearts and minds" of people must change

	Individual:	Long, Roderick T.	Professor of philosophy at Auburn University, president of the Molinari Institute
		Articles	Where Is the Constitution? Discusses the varying legal interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, what is meant by "obeying rules" and suggests that to effect change in a pro-liberty direction, the "hearts and minds" of people must change

	Individual:	Madison, James	Author of Federalist essays, fourth president of the United States
		Articles	What This Country Needs Is A Good, Old-Fashioned Constitutional Crisis Discusses the attempts by Al Gore to annul Florida's Electoral College votes in the 2000 U.S. presidential election and the benefits of the resulting crisis if the Florida legislature were to act to name the electors (as provided for in the Constitution)

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Where Is the Constitution? Discusses the varying legal interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, what is meant by "obeying rules" and suggests that to effect change in a pro-liberty direction, the "hearts and minds" of people must change

1 May 2026
	Topic:	American Revolutionary War	The war for American independence from Great Britain
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Topic:	Army, Standing	A permanently established army of paid or conscripted soldiers and other military personnel
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Place:	Canada	Territory in northern North America, ruled since 1982 by the Monarchy of Canada
		Articles	The War of 1812 Was the Health of the State, Part 2 Discusses how James Madison's conduct of the War of 1812 led to changes in American attitudes, including mercantilism, militarism, imperialism and centralization

	Place:	Colonies, Thirteen	The 13 original colonies whose representatives signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The document that established the federal government of the United States
		Articles	A Very Inconvenient Document Comments on a Walter Williams' column about the requirement to teach about the Constitution in schools and colleges receiving federal funds, which in turn quoted from James Madison; ends with a list of "inconvenient" questions
			Was the Constitution Really Meant to Constrain the Government? Explains how attempting to revert to the "original meaning" of the Constitution or appealing to the writings of the framers is not a shortcut leading to a free society
			War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions
			The War of 1812 Was the Health of the State, Part 2 Discusses how James Madison's conduct of the War of 1812 led to changes in American attitudes, including mercantilism, militarism, imperialism and centralization

	Work:	Declaration of Independence, United States	The document that formed the United States of America
		Articles	Was the Constitution Really Meant to Constrain the Government? Explains how attempting to revert to the "original meaning" of the Constitution or appealing to the writings of the framers is not a shortcut leading to a free society

	Place:	England	The southern part of the island of Great Britain
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Was the Constitution Really Meant to Constrain the Government? Explains how attempting to revert to the "original meaning" of the Constitution or appealing to the writings of the framers is not a shortcut leading to a free society
			War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Individual:	Hummel, Jeffrey Rogers	Professor of economics and history at San Jose State University
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Place:	Iraq	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	We will not cut and run from Lebanon ... Commentary on the Syrian occupation of Lebanon and the U.S. occupation of Iraq

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Are Haditha Killings a Modern Day My Lai? Commentary on the massacres at Haditha on 19 Nov 2005 during the Iraq War and at My Lai on 16 Mar 1968 during the Vietnam War

	Individual:	Jefferson, Thomas	Author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States
		Articles	Was the Constitution Really Meant to Constrain the Government? Explains how attempting to revert to the "original meaning" of the Constitution or appealing to the writings of the framers is not a shortcut leading to a free society

	Place:	Lebanon	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1946 by the al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	We will not cut and run from Lebanon ... Commentary on the Syrian occupation of Lebanon and the U.S. occupation of Iraq

	Topic:	Liberty, Statue of	Monument symbolizing liberty, in New York harbor
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Now Reopened! Commentary on the reopening of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty

	Individual:	Madison, James	Author of Federalist essays, fourth president of the United States
		Articles	A Very Inconvenient Document Comments on a Walter Williams' column about the requirement to teach about the Constitution in schools and colleges receiving federal funds, which in turn quoted from James Madison; ends with a list of "inconvenient" questions
			Was the Constitution Really Meant to Constrain the Government? Explains how attempting to revert to the "original meaning" of the Constitution or appealing to the writings of the framers is not a shortcut leading to a free society
			War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions
			The War of 1812 Was the Health of the State, Part 2 Discusses how James Madison's conduct of the War of 1812 led to changes in American attitudes, including mercantilism, militarism, imperialism and centralization

	Work:	Matrix, The	1999 Wachowski Brothers movie about simulated reality
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Place:	Middle East	The countries of southwestern Asia and, conventionally, Egypt
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	We will not cut and run from Lebanon ... Commentary on the Syrian occupation of Lebanon and the U.S. occupation of Iraq

	Topic:	Militarism	A political system influenced greatly by a large, permanent military force
		Articles	The War of 1812 Was the Health of the State, Part 2 Discusses how James Madison's conduct of the War of 1812 led to changes in American attitudes, including mercantilism, militarism, imperialism and centralization

	Topic:	Military Industrial Complex	The U.S. military "establishment": the armed forces and the companies and politicians that depend on them
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Place:	Nevada	The Battle Born State
		Articles	A Very Inconvenient Document Comments on a Walter Williams' column about the requirement to teach about the Constitution in schools and colleges receiving federal funds, which in turn quoted from James Madison; ends with a list of "inconvenient" questions

	Individual:	Orwell, George	British writer, author of 1984 and Animal Farm
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Topic:	Powers, Enumerated	Constitutional doctrine of limiting the Federal Government to explicitly granted powers
		Articles	A Very Inconvenient Document Comments on a Walter Williams' column about the requirement to teach about the Constitution in schools and colleges receiving federal funds, which in turn quoted from James Madison; ends with a list of "inconvenient" questions

	Topic:	Press, Liberty of the	The right to publish facts and opinion
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Was the Constitution Really Meant to Constrain the Government? Explains how attempting to revert to the "original meaning" of the Constitution or appealing to the writings of the framers is not a shortcut leading to a free society
			War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions
			The War of 1812 Was the Health of the State, Part 2 Discusses how James Madison's conduct of the War of 1812 led to changes in American attitudes, including mercantilism, militarism, imperialism and centralization

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of Man, Economy, and State (1962) and For a New Liberty (1973)
		Articles	The War of 1812 Was the Health of the State, Part 2 Discusses how James Madison's conduct of the War of 1812 led to changes in American attitudes, including mercantilism, militarism, imperialism and centralization

	Topic:	Searches and seizures, Unreasonable	Protection from unwarranted searches and takings
		Articles	A Very Inconvenient Document Comments on a Walter Williams' column about the requirement to teach about the Constitution in schools and colleges receiving federal funds, which in turn quoted from James Madison; ends with a list of "inconvenient" questions

	Place:	Syria	Territory in southwest Asia, nominally ruled since 1961 by the al-Jumhūriyyah al-‘Arabīyah as-Sūriyyah
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	We will not cut and run from Lebanon ... Commentary on the Syrian occupation of Lebanon and the U.S. occupation of Iraq

	Work:	Television Shows	A television program usually broadcast on a regular weekly schedule
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Individual:	Tocqueville, Alexis de	Nineteenth century French historian, author of Democracy in America
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions

	Topic:	Trade	Exchange of goods and services usually indirectly by the use of a widely accepted medium
		Articles	The War of 1812 Was the Health of the State, Part 2 Discusses how James Madison's conduct of the War of 1812 led to changes in American attitudes, including mercantilism, militarism, imperialism and centralization

	Topic:	Vietnam War	Conflict during 1954-1975 between South and North Vietnam, with increasing United States involvement
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Are Haditha Killings a Modern Day My Lai? Commentary on the massacres at Haditha on 19 Nov 2005 during the Iraq War and at My Lai on 16 Mar 1968 during the Vietnam War

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	War Is Peace and Other Things the Government Wants You to Believe Transcript of speech given at The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties”, including audience questions
			The War of 1812 Was the Health of the State, Part 2 Discusses how James Madison's conduct of the War of 1812 led to changes in American attitudes, including mercantilism, militarism, imperialism and centralization

	Individual:	Williams, Walter E.	Professor of Economics, author, syndicated columnist
		Articles	A Very Inconvenient Document Comments on a Walter Williams' column about the requirement to teach about the Constitution in schools and colleges receiving federal funds, which in turn quoted from James Madison; ends with a list of "inconvenient" questions

30 Apr 2026
	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Articles	Take the Constitution Seriously in the Second Term Suggests a plan of action for George W. Bush upon being inaugurated (and swearing his oath of office) for a second term as U.S. President
			They Deserved to Lose Comments on the results of the 2006 United States congressional elections and finds the Republican Party losses well-deserved

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The document that established the federal government of the United States
		Web Pages	Glossary: Founding Fathers Definitions and history of the term "Founding Fathers"
		Articles	Take the Constitution Seriously in the Second Term Suggests a plan of action for George W. Bush upon being inaugurated (and swearing his oath of office) for a second term as U.S. President
			They Deserved to Lose Comments on the results of the 2006 United States congressional elections and finds the Republican Party losses well-deserved

	Group:	Democratic Party	Political party in the United States, originally for the election of Andrew Jackson, but later turning to progressive policies
		Articles	They Deserved to Lose Comments on the results of the 2006 United States congressional elections and finds the Republican Party losses well-deserved

	Individual:	Founding Fathers	Leading individuals in founding of the United States
		Reference	Glossary: Founding Fathers Definitions and history of the term "Founding Fathers"

	Individual:	Harding, Warren G.	Twenty-ninth president of the United States
		Web Pages	Glossary: Founding Fathers Definitions and history of the term "Founding Fathers"

	Individual:	Hornberger, Jacob G.	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	They Deserved to Lose Comments on the results of the 2006 United States congressional elections and finds the Republican Party losses well-deserved

	Topic:	Iraq War	Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction
		Articles	They Deserved to Lose Comments on the results of the 2006 United States congressional elections and finds the Republican Party losses well-deserved

	Group:	Republican Party	Political party in the United States, generally tending to conservative policies
		Articles	They Deserved to Lose Comments on the results of the 2006 United States congressional elections and finds the Republican Party losses well-deserved

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Take the Constitution Seriously in the Second Term Suggests a plan of action for George W. Bush upon being inaugurated (and swearing his oath of office) for a second term as U.S. President

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	Take the Constitution Seriously in the Second Term Suggests a plan of action for George W. Bush upon being inaugurated (and swearing his oath of office) for a second term as U.S. President

29 Apr 2026
	Individual:	Barnett, Randy	Professor of law at Boston University
		Writings	Spooner, Lysander (1808-1881) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Individual:	Bastiat, Frédéric	French economist, author of La Loi (The Law, 1850)
		Web Pages	Frederic Bastiat \| People \| Foundation for Economic Education Includes short description, picture and links to over a dozen essays by Bastiat, such "The Law", "The Candlemaker's Petition" and "That Which Is Seen and that Which Is Not Seen"

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The document that established the federal government of the United States
		Articles	President Paul? Commentary and anecdotes on hearing that Ron Paul had formed an exploratory committee for his 2008 U.S. Presidential bid
			Spooner, Lysander (1808-1881) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Licensing, Occupational	Laws and regulations that limit entry into or continued exercise of a particular occupation
		Articles	Spooner, Lysander (1808-1881) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Monopoly	Exclusive control by someone or some group of the means of producing or selling a good or service
		Articles	Spooner, Lysander (1808-1881) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Individual:	Paul, Ron	Texas Republican Congressman, 1988 Libertarian Presidential candidate, 2008 Republican Presidential prospective candidate
		Articles	President Paul? Commentary and anecdotes on hearing that Ron Paul had formed an exploratory committee for his 2008 U.S. Presidential bid

	Group:	Republican Party	Political party in the United States, generally tending to conservative policies
		Articles	President Paul? Commentary and anecdotes on hearing that Ron Paul had formed an exploratory committee for his 2008 U.S. Presidential bid

	Individual:	Sobran, Joseph	Nationally syndicated columnist, past Senior Editor for National Review
		Writings	President Paul? Commentary and anecdotes on hearing that Ron Paul had formed an exploratory committee for his 2008 U.S. Presidential bid

	Individual:	Spooner, Lysander	Lawyer, abolitionist, entrepreneur, legal theorist and political radical, author of No Treason
		Reference	Spooner, Lysander (1808-1881) Biographical and bibliographical essay